WEBVTT
BROOKE, GOOD
MORNING.
PEOPLE HERE ARE ALREADY
STARTING TO LINE UP IN
HOOVER.
THEY ARE PECKING A BIG
CROWD HERE TODAY.
RECORD VOTER TURNOUT,
CONGESTED PARKING LOTS,
LONG LINES WILL BE THE
NORM ACROSS THE VOTING
PRECINCTS THERE.
EXTRA OFFICIALS HERE ON
HAND TO HELP CONTROL THE
TRAFFIC HERE AS WELL AS
THE LONG LIN
>> WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE
EVERY MEASURE WE CAN FOR
WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE A
BIG, BIG TURNOUT.
SARAH.
HIRES JEFFERSON COUNTY,
THE BALLOT IS TWO PAGES
IT WILL BE TWO PAGES, SO
IT'LL TAKE TIME TO GO
THROUGH THAT.
WE ARE EXPECTING THE
LARGEST TURNOUT IN THE
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY,
SO WE ARE ASKING VOTERS
TO SHOW PATIENCE
TWO-PAGE BALLOTS
THE LARGEST BALLOT THE
COUNTY EVER HAD.

There are more than 3.3 million registered voters in Alabama, which is a record high according to the Alabama Secretary of State’s office. Election officials expect the record number of registered voters to result in record turnout at the polls.

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Jefferson County, the largest county in the state, has especially seen the wave of new voters. Since January of this year, more than 37,000 people have registered to vote.

Jefferson County Board of Registrars Chairman Barry Stephenson said his office has been working around the clock to prepare for the record turnout.

“We’re trying to take every measure we can for what we expect to be a big, big turnout," Stephenson said.

Stephenson said the county has opened new voting precincts and hired 150 more poll workers for this year’s election. The board of registrar’s office is also working with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office to help control traffic and security at the polls.

Even with measures in place, big crowds are expected at nearly every voting precinct. Stephenson recommends people avoid voting during peak hours, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

"We expect those to be incredibly busy, so if you can vote in the middle of the day we think it’s going to be a little less crowded,” Stephenson said.

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Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Alabama. For a list of voting regulations, ###a href="http://www.alabamavotes.gov/" target="_blank">click here.